Crossroads, Crafts, and Close Encounters in Our Recommended Events

The workweek is chockablock with do-able things

"...of Color fellow (2016), Smith holds a master’s of architecture and designed theme parks at Walt Disney Imagineering for..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...Ira Poole speaks of his yard – named Best..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...back at the various styles and eras of local architecture while you internally judge some folks’ design choices. There..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...day job as partner and director of operations for architecture firm Rhode Partners, she’s part of the Urban Land..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...using the foundation and guesswork to follow the Franciscan architecture as close as possible. In the 1970s the altar..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...work also includes fine art pieces that blend urban architecture with organic elements...."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

The Transformation of Dirty Sixth Has Begun

Cars at night and customers during the day

"...says is to preserve as much of the historic architecture of Sixth while “activating” it during the day with..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...its aesthetics, and its influence on the paranoiac cultural architecture of postwar America.” Time Zero interviews artists Trevor Paglen,..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...its aesthetics, and its influence on the paranoiac cultural architecture of postwar America.” Time Zero interviews artists Trevor Paglen,..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World , every MCU film reviewed

"...of itself, with the added bonus of some great architecture (if you've got tired of NYC getting the brunt..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

When the Convention Center Is Demolished, 30 Years of Public Art Is Going With It

City won’t save iconic pieces from building redevelopment

"...in 2002, the piece has been ingrained in the architecture of the Austin Convention Center for over 20 years...."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Maryam Ahmed

Love Letters, Pro Wrestling, and More Recommended Events

Your weekdays are spoken for

"...of notable Dallas buildings, as Kevin Alter of Alterstudio Architecture, the local studio behind the Highland Park Residence, is..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Orange Show Monument is a work of folk art architecture in Houston’s East End. It was built singlehandedly from..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Grand Design: Brady Corbet on The Brutalist

Writer/director on the foundations of the architectural drama

"...his plan to make a movie about migrants and architecture in postwar America, Corbet knew that she was the..."

Jan. 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...Enjoy building alongside others and appreciating each other’s virtual architecture? Have a piss-poor connection at home that makes hooking..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Xmas Bazaars, Xmas Movies, Xbox Parties, and More Recommended Events

Get your weekdays planned out

"...Querelle of Brest into a sumptuous humpfest where all architecture reflects protagonist George Querelle’s (Brad Davis) phallophilia. Finally: A..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: Enough Is Enough – Preserving Austin’s Vanishing Soul

How property rights legislation is decimating Texas heritage

"...eligible for a local landmark zoning for its vernacular architecture, German and African American historical associations, and community value...."

Dec. 6, 2024 Column by JuanRaymon Rubio

Singer Toni Price, a Mainstay on Austin Stages, Has Died

Austin Music Hall of Famer passes away following a brain aneurysm

"...the paper when former staffer Ken Lieck's "Dancing About Architecture" column joked about her friends Kelly Willis and Buck..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...hologram screens, while kinetic features and lighting augment the architecture of the underground space and play upon the water’s..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Livra Books Opens in Hyde Park

Independent shop offers collection of rare books and ephemera

"...fiction, natural science, history, theory, poetry, philosophy, film, art, architecture, Spanish/Latin America, children’s books, food & drink, and rare/vintage..."

Oct. 3, 2024 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

Restaurants Within Walking Distance of ACL Fest

Put a little distance between you and the crowds with these eats

"...the vine-covered corridor weaving between bamboo, waterfalls, and Asian-inspired architecture, you will emerge in a new ecosystem with health-conscious..."

Oct. 2, 2024 Food Post by Amber Williams

In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts

Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance

"...sides. Mystical elements like moving staircases and dancers as architecture (much spookier than any Disney version) live within that..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Line Dancin', Terminatin', and Writin' in This Week's Recommended Events

Lots to do, and it's not even the weekend

"...lots into neighborhood-specific installations “that contemplate St. Louis’s vernacular architecture, settlement history, and blight within the city’s Northside,” reads..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...The University holds many attractions, from museums and architecture to delicious food and drink. With the iconic UT..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

Czech Olympian and UT Alum Sára Kousková on Her Time Deep in the Heart of Czech Texas

The golfer reflects on her experiences at UT

"...the bond she forged with teammates, enjoying the campus architecture, and playing golf at courses like Bee Cave’s Spanish..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...mescaline and went on to produce breakthroughs in mathematics, architecture, and microchip design...."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips: The Lhakhang, El Paso

How a Bhutanese temple landed in an El Paso college campus

"...The Lhakhang brings the art and architecture of an isolated Himalayan kingdom to the center of..."

June 28, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Viggo Mortensen Looks Homeward in The Dead Don’t Hurt

How his Western centers women’s struggles over men’s wars

"...lamps and the hats and the clothes and the architecture...."

May 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Angels, Devils, and Jim Cummings at The Last Stop in Yuma County

The indie icon breaks down his new dusty noir and its ensemble

"...outside of Palmdale, California. Its lovingly-restored and tended mid-century architecture has become cinematic shorthand for a certain mood, so..."

May 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Elders: Meet Doris “Sue” Bilich, Creative and Comedy Queen

Nearly seven decades of Austin memories

"...Air Force, and had enrolled at UT to study architecture. While Melvin had decided to go back to school,..."

April 26, 2024 News Feature by Maya Wright

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